Food Insecurity

Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition

On this episode, Dr. Eicher-Miller will be discussing what she has found in her research on food insecurity. We will also be talking about federal programs, food pantries, and community gardens and how important they are to communities that are in need.

Dr. Eicher-Miller is an Associate Professor of Nutrition Science at Purdue University. Her research focuses on food insecurity which affects 11% of U.S. households and creates uncertainty in having enough nutritious and safe food. Her work has found poor dietary and health outcomes linked to food insecurity among diverse populations and created interventions to improve food security.

“… individuals who are using food pantries, we found the nutrients that they were getting from the food pantry was actually contributing more of, a lot of really helpful things like fiber, fruit, grains, oils, vitamin D, K, and calcium, and those were coming in a greater percentage from the food pantry than compared with other sources like grocery stores.”

QOTD: Are there any food gardens in your community?

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Published Papers

Papers Referenced:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35231664/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33772668/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32873361/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32179054/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27683869/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29318982/

Key Points:

0:00: Intro with Shireen

1:22: Introducing Dr. Eicher-Miller

3:14: What are some of the reasons why people experience food insecurity?

6:15: Can you tell us some of the health problems associated with food insecurities that you found through your research and what that meant?

7:19: What are some of those vulnerable populations and groups when it comes to food insecurity?

9:13: What government programs help with food insecurity? Do they even work?

12:39: How important are food pantries that are staples in every community? And what health benefits do they end up providing to people?

16:08: So really besides food pantries, what else has your research shown as being a viable option for communities, such as community gardens?

17:25: What’s next for Dr. Eicher-Miller’s research

19:42: Where to connect with Dr. Eicher-Miller

20:33: Wrap-up and Question of The Day

21:06: Outro with Shireen

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